The Hedgehogs

Analysis

The Hedgehogs is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in July 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Hedgehogs reported income of £86k and spending of £60k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £30k to £86k (+185%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 128%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, The Hedgehogs sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Aspatria and District Community Charity Asssociation (£85k), Bedford Educational Association (£86k) and St Mary Lewisham Youth Centre (£85k).